Factors influencing child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting by nurses: A multivariate analysis

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-153

  Fraser, Jennifer A ^a   Mathews, Ben ^a   Walsh, Kerryann ^a   Chen, Linping ^a   Dunne, Michael ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Mandatory reporting; Nurse reporting; Professional training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MANDATORY REPORTING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 74649085753     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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